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Dieren:ate
between
client/server
and
peer-to-
peer
networks,
and
describe
how
a
P2P
network
works
Objec&ves Overview
Communica&ons
Describe
commonly
used
communica:ons
devices
Describe
various
physical
and
wireless
transmission
media
Sending device
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Communica&ons
channel
Receiving device
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Communica&ons
Chat rooms
Fax
FTP
Instant
messaging
Internet
Newsgroups
RSS
Video
conferencing
VoIP
Web
Web
2.0
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461
Figure
9-1
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Web folders
Wikis
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466
Figure
9-5
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Available
as
a
handheld
device
Available
with
new
vehicles
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467
Figure
9-6
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Groupware
Voice mail
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Online
mee:ngs
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468
Web
conferences
Document
management
systems
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468
Figure
9-7
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Figure
9-8
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Networks
Networks
Sharing
hardware
Sharing
soRware
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471
Sharing
data
and
informa:on
Transferring
funds
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Networks
18
Networks
Page
472
Figures
9-10
9-11
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470
Figure
9-9
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Figure
9-12
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Networks
Networks
Client/server network
Peer-to-peer network
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Networks
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475
Figure
9-15
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Networks
Bus network
Ring network
An
intranet
is
an
internal
network
that
uses
Internet
technologies
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An
extranet
allows
customers
or
suppliers
to
access
part
of
its
intranet
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Ethernet
Token
ring
TCP/IP
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
UWB
IrDA
RFID
WiMAX
WAP
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479
Figure
9-19
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Figure
9-20
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Wireless
Applica&on
Protocol
(WAP)
Developed
by
IEEE
Towers
can
cover
a
30-mile
radius
Two
types
are
xed
wireless
and
mobile
wireless
Provides
wireless
broadband
Internet
access
Communica&ons So]ware
WiMAX (802.16)
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481
Figure
9-21
31
Manage
the
transmission
of
data,
instruc:ons,
and
informa:on
Provide
an
interface
for
users
to
communicate
with
one
another
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Communica&ons
Over
the
Telephone
Network
Communica&ons
Over
the
Telephone
Network
Dial-up
lines
Dedicated
line
ISDN line
DSL
FTTP
T-carrier
line
ATM
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482
483
Figure
9-23
33
Communica&ons
Over
the
Telephone
Network
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Communica&ons
Over
the
Telephone
Network
ADSL
connec:ons
transmit
data
downstream
at
a
much
faster
rate
than
upstream
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483
Figure
9-24
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484
Figure
9-25
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Communica&ons Devices
Communica&ons Devices
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Communica&ons Devices
DSL
modem
Cable
modem
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Communica&ons
Devices
A
wireless
modem
uses
the
cell
phone
network
to
connect
to
the
Internet
wirelessly
from
a
notebook
computer,
a
smart
phone,
or
other
mobile
device
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486
Figures
9-26
9-27
39
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487
Figure
9-28
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Communica&ons Devices
Communica&ons Devices
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487
Figure
9-29
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Communica&ons Devices
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Communica&ons Devices
A
router
connects
mul:ple
computers
or
other
routers
together
and
transmits
data
to
its
correct
des:na:on
on
a
network
Many
are
protected
by
a
hardware
rewall
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488
Figure
9-31
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487
Figure
9-30
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Home Networks
Home Networks
Connect
to
the
Internet
at
the
same
:me
Share
a
single
high-speed
Internet
connec:on
Connect
game
consoles
to
the
Internet
Play
mul:player
games
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Ethernet
Subscribe
to
and
use
VoIP
Powerline cable
Share peripherals
Phoneline
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Home Networks
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Communica&ons
Channel
The
amount
of
data
that
can
travel
over
a
communica:ons
channel
some:mes
is
called
the
bandwidth
Latency
is
the
:me
it
takes
a
signal
to
travel
from
one
loca:on
to
another
on
a
network
Transmission
media
carries
one
or
more
signals
Broadband
media
transmit
mul:ple
signals
simultaneously
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490
Figure
9-33
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491
Figure
9-34
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Fiber-op&c cable
Coaxial cable
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492
Figure
9-35
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493
Figures
9-36
9-38
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Figure
9-39
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Figure
9-41
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496
Figure
9-42
Summary
Overview
of
communica:ons
terminology
and
applica:ons
How
to
join
computers
into
a
network
Various
communica:ons
devices,
media,
and
procedures
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